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Carl & Rene Cohen Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$48k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$104kEducation$56kReligion$48kHuman Services$28kRecreation & Sports$25kHealth$16kPhilanthropy$2kYouth Development$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$339k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM$15,000
HONORHEALTH FOUNDATION$7,000
BALLET ARIZONA$6,200
TEMPLE SOLEL$3,593
TRENDS CHARITABLE FUND$3,070
Individual grant recipient$3,000
THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION$1,300
BALLET ARIZONA$1,200
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS & ITS CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES$1,000
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM INC$1,000
KIWANIS CLUB OF SCOTTSDALE$900
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC$700
UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION$700
SCOTTSDALE ARTS$650
SADS FOUNDATION$525
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS & ITS CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES: $1k → 14%NEW MEXICO CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $150 → 12%NOT MY KID: $2k → 11%NOT MY KID: $1k → 11%THE FOOD DEPOT: $1k → 12%NOT MY KID: $700 → 11%NOT MY KID: $500 → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$316k · 22 repeat orgs$89k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
43

Total granted

$316k
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+20%

Still filing today

50%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PM
    Paper Mill Playhouse
    6× · 2017–2023 · $28k · revenue +83%
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2020–2023 · $27k · revenue +45%
  • PA
    PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
    5× · 2019–2024 · $26k · revenue +44%

Funded once

  • 5A
    5 ARTS CIRCLE
    one grant, 2023 · $12k
  • NC
    NW Childrens Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +24%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…

Arts & Culture
2
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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3
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
4
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
5
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
6
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
7
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
8
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
9
San Diego Opera Association

Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…

Arts & Culture
10
Arizona Theatre Company

ATC's mission is to create world-class theatre about what it means to be alive today - inspiring curiosity and creativity, sparking empathy and joy - bringing all Arizonans together.

Arts & Culture
11
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
12
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The San Francisco Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Slb Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

39 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 82 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/39
Grantees still filing
26/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $69,850 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $36,762 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTEMPLE SOLEL: $25,975 · OtherTEMPLE SOLELBUCKAROO BALL INC: $18,000 · OtherBUCKAROO BALL INC5 ARTS CIRCLE: $12,000 · OtherTEMPLE EMANUEL: $10,230 · Other+39 more: $61,595 · Other+39 morePaper Mill Playhouse: $28,352 · Arts & CulturePaper Mill PlayhousePHOENIX ART MUSEUM: $26,200 · Arts & CulturePHOENIX ART MUSEUMBALLET ARIZONA: $8,600 · Arts & CultureBALLET ARIZONAMUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FO…SITE SANTA FE: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSITE SANTA FENEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $3,750 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $3,740 · Arts & CultureWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $27,000 · EducationWAKE FOREST UN…KENT PLACE SCHOOL: $18,050 · EducationKENT PLACE SCH…MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL: $5,500 · EducationMORRISTOWN-BEA…+3 more: $2,700 · EducationHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,000 · HealthTHE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $1,300 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $700 · HealthARIZONA WOMEN'S BOARD: $500 · HealthDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $500 · Health+1 more: $250 · HealthNW Childrens Foundation: $10,000 · Crime & LegalTHE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND: $3,250 · PhilanthropyTrends Charitable Fund: $3,070 · PhilanthropySANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,150 · PhilanthropyLENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $1,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $125 · PhilanthropyNOTMYKID: $3,700 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE FOOD DEPOT: $1,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $150 · Human ServicesSLB FOUNDATION: $300 · Recreation & Sports
Other$234,412Arts & Culture$83,142Education$53,250Health$10,250Crime & Legal$10,000Philanthropy$9,595Human Services$6,350Recreation & Sports$300

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPaper Mill Playhouse: $28,352 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $27,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPHOENIX ART MUSEUM: $26,200 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $18,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNW Childrens Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBALLET ARIZONA: $8,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJCC of Central New Jersey: $7,205 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSITE SANTA FE: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $3,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNOTMYKID: $3,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND: $3,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTrends Charitable Fund: $3,070 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEXODUS ENSEMBLE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOOD DEPOT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTINGTON THEATRE CO INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCOTTSDALE ARTS: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $540 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARIZONA WOMEN'S BOARD: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation of Arizona: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSLB FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPHOENIX YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Mexico Childrens Foundation: $150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASBURY PARK MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Paper Mill Playhouse ↗
  • Who funds WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds PHOENIX ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds KENT PLACE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds NW Childrens Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BALLET ARIZONA ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JCC of Central New Jersey ↗
  • Who funds HONORHEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SITE SANTA FE ↗
  • Who funds NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds NOTMYKID ↗
  • Who funds THE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND ↗
  • Who funds Trends Charitable Fund ↗
  • Who funds SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EXODUS ENSEMBLE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Virginia G Piper Charitable TrustAZ21.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Arizona Community Foundation · Jackson Family Foundation · Moreno Family Foundation · Tw Lewis Foundation · William & Ruth Pendleton Memorial Fund US Bank National Association · Garcia Family Foundation · The Rob Walton Foundation · Dorrance Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · American Express Foundation · The Herberger Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Carl & Rene Cohen Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carl & Rene Cohen Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Asbury Park Music Foundation Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Paper Mill Playhouse: 9% of income from government
  • Huntington Theatre Co Inc: 4% of income from government
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Morristown-Beard School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 82 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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